Chapter 260: Chapter 260 No Photos
"I know, I was only joking. How about this? I’ll find an opportunity to invite you and Brother Chen for a meal. I’m genuinely very grateful to him because the situation back then was truly dangerous."
"If it weren’t for his timely appearance, I might not even be able to talk with you right now."
It was mainly because he felt that verbally expressing his thanks might not adequately convey his sincerity.
If he could find another way to have a good chat, maybe that would show how much he truly valued the incident.
Jia Xin had never expected Liu Zheng to be so persistent about this matter.
She had intended to refuse, but upon further thought, she realized it was his heartfelt gesture, so she didn’t turn him down.
"Since you’re so sincere, I’ll find a time to arrange a meeting, and then we can have a good meal together," she said.
Seeing Jia Xin agree, Liu Zheng was naturally very happy.
At first, he had thought that given Jia Xin’s demeanor, she might refuse him.
It must be said that Jia Xin was indeed very efficient in her work, quickly making a phone call to Old Chen.
"Do you have time right now? Or will you have some time later?"
Old Chen was busy at the moment and felt puzzled upon hearing her words, wondering what the boss needed from him.
"I should be free later, what’s up? Is there something you need, boss?"
Soon, Jia Xin spoke again.
"If you’re free later, just come to my office. We’ll go out to dinner later."
Since it was an invitation from the boss, regardless of the circumstances, Old Chen wouldn’t possibly refuse.
So he immediately nodded and agreed.
"Of course, no problem."
He promptly finished the tasks he had on hand.
And prepared to head to Jia Xin’s office.
At this moment, Liu Zheng couldn’t help but ask.
"To reach such a step must have been incredibly difficult, right?"
When he said this, Jia Xin naturally smiled and nodded.
"Of course, you know how deep the waters in this industry are. One misstep and it’s quite possible to be sabotaged by others."
"And here, as long as you’re willing to fight and are ruthless enough, you can definitely make it."
"But timing is key. If you’re lucky, you might quickly rise up the ranks, but with bad luck, even if you wear yourself out, you might not get such an opportunity."
...
After she revealed all this, honestly, Liu Zheng felt it was incredibly unbelievable, as he had never encountered these things before.
Now that he had heard it, he was quite surprised.
It seemed very interesting to him.
But he also knew how difficult it all was.
And how many setbacks one might encounter.
If one wanted to do it the easy way, it wouldn’t be that simple at all.
At this time, another curiosity couldn’t help but arise in Liu Zheng’s mind.
Honestly, he was also very curious about what that person was like, what kind of personality they had?
How similar he really was to that person.
Jia Xin had said before that he looked a lot like him.
And Brother Chen, upon seeing him, had evidently had the same impression.
This only added to his curiosity, and he even wanted to ask if there were any photos.
It was just that right now he was quite hesitant, uncertain about how to broach the subject.
How could he consider this a rather awkward situation for himself?
Liu Jiaxin could naturally tell as well that Liu Zheng was hesitant, as if he had something to say but was holding back.
She found it a bit odd and wondered what was going on with him?
She quickly spoke up and asked.
"What’s the matter? Do you want to ask me something?"
Upon hearing this,
the person in front of her immediately nodded.
Since she had already noticed, there was no point in hiding any longer.
"Yes, I do have a few questions I want to ask you, but I’m not sure if it’s appropriate. It feels a bit intrusive."
Liu Jiaxin didn’t think it was a big deal.
She merely lifted her hand and waved it.
Then she said,
"It’s fine, just say it. What is it exactly?"
Liu Zheng hesitated for a moment before he finally mustered the courage to speak.
"Actually, I’ve always wanted to ask, do I really look that much like him? In other aspects, too? Can I see his photograph?"
To think he was going to say something else, but it turned out to be such a topic.
This indeed surprised Liu Jiaxin a great deal.
She slightly widened her eyes, momentarily not sure what to say.
And Liu Zheng, seeing her somewhat astonished expression,
was truly anxious inside.
He wondered if this would anger her.
It wasn’t until much later
that the woman in front of him finally spoke.
"The two of you do look very much alike, about ninety percent similar in appearance, to be honest. And getting to know you, I feel you do share quite a few similarities with him in other aspects as well."
This made Liu Zheng even more curious.
What kind of person was he really?
Do they really resemble each other that much?
"Do you have a photo of him? I’d like to see it too."
However, when he said this, he noticed that Liu Jiaxin’s expression seemed to change at that moment.
So, without waiting for Liu Jiaxin to speak, he immediately shook his head.
"If you don’t want to, it’s fine. I won’t force you to do anything you dislike. The decision is yours to make."
But Liu Jiaxin’s lips just curved into a bitter smile.
"I don’t have a photo of him."
Hearing this,
a look of disbelief spread across Liu Zheng’s eyes. How could that be? They had been together for so long, how could there be no single photograph?
Was it because she wanted to subtly reject him that she had said this?
But looking at her expression now, her current state, she didn’t seem to be deceiving him.
At this moment, Liu Zheng was very perplexed, completely unsure what was going on.
It was only after a while that Liu Jiaxin finally hung her head low as if she had thought of something that made her unhappy.
"Actually, he had some health issues for a long time, probably due to accumulated problems from not caring enough when he was younger."
"So he always said he might leave me earlier, which made him reluctant to take photos with me, saying that taking photos might leave behind too many memories."
"He also hoped I would be well, that I would look to the future, and didn’t want me to be unable to forget him. But he never thought that in the end, he wouldn’t die from his illness but from an accident."
